Rail-joint.



.BML JOINT.

MPLIUATIUH FILED JULY l, was.

SAMUEL (HNS AND EMANUEL FELDMAN, OF MONESSEN, PENNSYLVANlA.

RAIL-JOINT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 27, 1909.

Application filed July l, 1908. Serial No. 441,378.

A` 'States of America, residing at .Monessen, in

the county of Westmoreland and Statemf Pennsylvania have invented .certain new7 and useful Improvements in Rail-JointsA of which the following is a specification, re erl drawing.

This invention relates to rail joints, and the objects of our invention are, first, to provide a strong and 4dura/ble rail joint wherein the use 'of splice bars is dispensed with as a astenin nieditun; second, to provide a connection or rails having positive and i'eliable means for preventing lateral and longitudinal displacement of connected rails; third7 to obviate the necessity of employing a plurality ofbolts and 11u-ts for securing two rails together; lfourth, to provide a rail joint having a eontinious tread; thereby dispensing willi the jarring and jolting of rollingsteelt' passing over the saine, and ttth, to provide a strong and durable rail connection that can be easily and quickly installed by unskilled labor.' v

lVith the above and other objet-ts in view, our rail joint will be presently described in detail, and then specifically pointed out in l 10.ence being had therein to the accompanying the appended claims.

' the rail.

Referring to the drawings: kl `igurc ll is a perspective View of the end oi a rail construct din accordance with our invention. Fig.' is a similar view ot' an adjoining rail, and Figi 3 is a horizontal sectional view of our rail joint. y,

To put opi' invention into practice, we provide the end ofa rail l with an enlargement comprising a head portion Q, a reinifbrced web portion 3, and .t eurved vertical lextension 4 having a hase tl.inge 5. head 2 and tho.reinforcedweb portion i. forni one side ot' the rail, while the curved vertical vextension 4 toi-uis the outer side ot' in conjunction with the head and rein'torced web 3 provides a vertical groove t3 having anfenlarged inner end 7. .The curved verY tical extension 4 at the 9nd thereof is provided lwith a vertical V.shapcd rib 8, and -this extension together.' with the reinforced web 3 is provided with alining transverse openingsv t), the object 'of which will pres-,

'entzly appear. 'lho adjoining rail lOhas its This curved vertical extension 4 head, web and base cnt awa as at l1, to receive the head 2 and reinforced web 3 of the rail l. 'lhc rail l() is provided with an' enlargement l2 havino a base flange i3, said 60 enlargeinent` 12 and Base flange 13 alining `with the vertical curved extension l and base flange 5 ol' the rail l. The enlargement l2 is lorined with a tongue lt having an enlarged end l5, said tongue and enlarged end fitting in the groove. t3 and the enlarged end T ofthe rail l. The enlargement l2 is provided with a vertical \/shaped groove 1G to receive the V-shaped rib S of the extension i-, while the tongue l-lis provided with 70 a transverse opening iT adapted to aline with the openings t) of the rail 1. The enlarged end T of the groove (5 and tle enlarged end l5 of the tongue 14 are vertically inclined, as at i8, conforming in cross see- 7.5 tion to the frustuni ol a conefthiseonstrnction necessitatingr the placing ot' the rail l downward in engagement with the rail 10, i thus preventing thc rail 1,0 front becoming kvertically disposed, when the rail l is spiked,

as at it), to a tie 20.

s The.confronting ends of the rails l and l() are secured together hy a tie bolt 21, which extends through the openings S) and 1I, a hut 22 lbeing employed to retain the. 85 boltfil within theV openings- S) and'lT.

lt. isapparent lroni the novel eonstriu-tii'in' ot our rail joint that we have devised novel means for strengthening and bracing the outer sides ol"two confronting rails and at D9o the saine tinie provide a positive and ell'ect. ive connection for, said rails.

While in the drawings vl'orrning a part of this application there i's illustrated a prei'crred enilmdinient ol our invention` w e 95 would have it understood that the' construction rau he varied or hanged without departing Al'roni the .spirit oll the invention Having now described our invention what -we elaini as new` is: y

l. ln a rail jonmt, the combination of rails, one ol; said rails Iniviuga reinforced web, a vertical eurvcd extension .providing-a vertical groove havingl ana enlarged vertical taperingend. a vertical V-shaped rib carried by said extension. said extension and Said reinl'oreod web having alining transverse openings formed therein, the .other of said rails havingthe head. web and base portion thereofl eut away. to receive the reinforced web olI the irst mentioned rail,. said last nie'ntio'ned rail hnving'in enlargement pro u aline with the openings of said reinforced lWeb and lsaid curved extension, a bolt eX- tendring through said openings, 'and a nut monntedupon said bolt for retaining said bolt Within said openings. j

2. In va rail joint, the combination of rails, one lof said rails having a reinforced web, a

mentioned rail,` 'a

vertical 'curved extension providing a ver-- tical Groove havin(T an enlaredrvertical tab L? b Eerlng end7 a vertical V-shaped rib carried y said extension, said extension and said `reinforced web having alining transverse openings formed therein, theother of said rails having the head, web and base portion bereofcut away,

to receive the reinforced l Vweb of the first mentioned rail, said last' mentioned rail having an enlargement provided With a vertical V-shaped groove to'receive the rib ot' the first mentioned rail, a tongue carried by said last mentioned rail and having an enlarged' vertical tapering end adapted to fit in the groove of the first mentioned rail, said tongue having a transverse opening formed therein adapted to aline with the openings of said 'reinforcedv web andv said curved extension, and n iean's extending through said openings ,for securl ing the confronting ends ofz said ra11s t0-' gether.

In testimony whereof We affix our signa! tures in the'presence of two witnesses.

` SAMUELJGINS.

EMANUEL FELDMAN-i, Vitnesses EDMOND Jenkins, ELIZABETH C. JEFFRiEs. 

